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Mississippi State is set for its second meet of the indoor track and field season this weekend in Nashville.
MSU Travels To Music City For Vanderbilt Invitational
January 17, 2019 | Track & Field
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – After an opening weekend that yielded early success, the Mississippi State track and field team is set for its second outing of the year this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee.
MSU is making the first of two scheduled trips to the Music City for the Vanderbilt Invitational, held Jan. 18-19 at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility.
"This meet this weekend gives us a great opportunity to gain some more momentum," interim head coach Chris Woods said. "We had a strong opening weekend in several areas, and I'm interested to see how to take that success and continue to improve on it. Last weekend was also a great learning opportunity, so I'm eager to see how we improve from meet to meet, starting this weekend. We're excited about another great opportunity to get better, and we can't wait to get started on Friday."
The Bulldogs get started at 4 p.m. CT on Friday with three field events—the men's and women's high jump and the women's weight throw. The first gun on the track is set for 7 p.m. with the women's 200m before closing out the first day with the men's and women's 5000m races.
Saturday begins at 10 a.m. with Carly Terp in the women's unseeded 3000m. The Bulldogs will finish up the weekend with the men's and women's 4x400m relays.
On the women's side, a trio of ranked opponents await the Maroon and White in Alabama (No. 7), Kentucky (No. 10) and Georgia Tech (No. 22). Including the Crimson Tide and Wildcats, State is one of six Southeastern Conference teams in attendance in Nashville.
MSU's men face one ranked foe in No. 13 Alabama, and the Bulldogs are one of five SEC men's teams represented this weekend.
Need To Know …
Next Up For MSU …
After finishing up at the Vanderbilt Invitational, the Bulldogs will trek to Fayetteville, Arkansas, the site of the 2019 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships, for the Razorback Invitational. The meet runs Jan. 25-26, with a portion of both days' action to be televised live on SEC Network.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
STARKVILLE – After an opening weekend that yielded early success, the Mississippi State track and field team is set for its second outing of the year this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee.
MSU is making the first of two scheduled trips to the Music City for the Vanderbilt Invitational, held Jan. 18-19 at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility.
"This meet this weekend gives us a great opportunity to gain some more momentum," interim head coach Chris Woods said. "We had a strong opening weekend in several areas, and I'm interested to see how to take that success and continue to improve on it. Last weekend was also a great learning opportunity, so I'm eager to see how we improve from meet to meet, starting this weekend. We're excited about another great opportunity to get better, and we can't wait to get started on Friday."
The Bulldogs get started at 4 p.m. CT on Friday with three field events—the men's and women's high jump and the women's weight throw. The first gun on the track is set for 7 p.m. with the women's 200m before closing out the first day with the men's and women's 5000m races.
Saturday begins at 10 a.m. with Carly Terp in the women's unseeded 3000m. The Bulldogs will finish up the weekend with the men's and women's 4x400m relays.
On the women's side, a trio of ranked opponents await the Maroon and White in Alabama (No. 7), Kentucky (No. 10) and Georgia Tech (No. 22). Including the Crimson Tide and Wildcats, State is one of six Southeastern Conference teams in attendance in Nashville.
MSU's men face one ranked foe in No. 13 Alabama, and the Bulldogs are one of five SEC men's teams represented this weekend.
Need To Know …
- At last Friday's UAB Blazer Invitational (Jan. 11), Riley White captured the women's 500m title in a personal-best 1:16.39.
- The Bulldogs' men's distance medley relay squad of Kenya Small, Marco Arop, Daniel Nixon and John Dalton Rohr posted the nation's 10th-fastest time in the event this season in the Blazer Invite. That mark is currently fourth in the SEC.
- State's women's DMR corps of Charlotte Cayton-Smith, Olivia Knox, Alon Lewis and Shannon Fair posted the SEC's second-fastest time thus far (12:05.39) at the Blazer Invitational.
- In Saturday's Vulcan Invitational (Jan. 12), field athletes shone, highlighted by Peyton Mickelson breaking MSU's freshman women's pole vault record with a clearance of 3.50m (11-5.75).
- In the throws, Alicia Viveros concluded her impressive opening weekend with a personal-best 14.28m (46-10.25) in the shot put.
- Reggie Miller kicked off his season on a good note at the Vulcan Invite, clearing a personal-best 2.15m (7-0.5) to win the high jump. His mark currently stands fourth in the conference and is tied for 11th nationally.
Next Up For MSU …
After finishing up at the Vanderbilt Invitational, the Bulldogs will trek to Fayetteville, Arkansas, the site of the 2019 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships, for the Razorback Invitational. The meet runs Jan. 25-26, with a portion of both days' action to be televised live on SEC Network.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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